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<span style="font-size: larger;">'''Jay Kumar'''&nbsp;is a student, tinkerer, and aspiring entrepreneur pursuing his Bachelor’s in electrical engineering. After taking a&nbsp;diversity and education course in his senior year of high school, Jay witnessed the flaws in our current education model firsthand. Following the wisdom of his grandfather, he started focusing on developing himself as a person, eschewing the “rat race” of the education-industrial complex, to create the life he wants for himself. Currently, Jay is working with a team to build a website spanning the NYU school system that will allow both students and professors to connect and collaborate on their ideas. He's also working to increase student internship/research oppurtunities within the engineering school. In his personal time, Jay enjoys strength training, reading, cooking and getting lost in New York City while using Google Maps.</span><span style="font-size: larger;">&nbsp;</span>
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<span style="font-size: larger;">'''Jay Kumar'''</span><span style="font-size:small;">&nbsp;is a sophomore pursuing his bachelor’s in electrical engineering at the NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering. From his&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style="font-size: small;">experience as a student teacher his senior year of high school, Jay witnessed the flaws in our education system firsthand. This prompted him to reject the pursuit of achievement and focus on becoming the best version of himself that he can be.</span>
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<span style="font-size:small;"><span class="s1">As part of this, from helping plan the School of Engineering Welcome Week to creating inroads between student clubs, Jay is heavily involved in the engineering school’s student life. As part of his fellowship with the University Innovation Fellows, he is working with administration, faculty, and student leaders to cultivate an environment conducive to innovation and entrepreneurship. He’s also a techie at heart, being a finalist in the last Inno/Vention competition and reading up on the latest technologies. In his personal time, Jay enjoys strength training, reading, cooking and walking aimlessly along the City streets.</span></span>
  
 
Shoot him a message at&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/Www.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fjayjkkumar%2F www.linkedin.com/in/jayjkkumar/]&nbsp;or at jay.kumar@nyu.edu&nbsp;
 
Shoot him a message at&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/Www.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fjayjkkumar%2F www.linkedin.com/in/jayjkkumar/]&nbsp;or at jay.kumar@nyu.edu&nbsp;
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[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Polytechnic_Institute_of_New_York_University_Student_Priorities <span style="font-size:medium;">Student Priorities: New York University &nbsp;School of Engineering</span>]
  
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Revision as of 17:36, 9 August 2015

Jay Kumar is a sophomore pursuing his bachelor’s in electrical engineering at the NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering. From his     experience as a student teacher his senior year of high school, Jay witnessed the flaws in our education system firsthand. This prompted him to reject the pursuit of achievement and focus on becoming the best version of himself that he can be.

As part of this, from helping plan the School of Engineering Welcome Week to creating inroads between student clubs, Jay is heavily involved in the engineering school’s student life. As part of his fellowship with the University Innovation Fellows, he is working with administration, faculty, and student leaders to cultivate an environment conducive to innovation and entrepreneurship. He’s also a techie at heart, being a finalist in the last Inno/Vention competition and reading up on the latest technologies. In his personal time, Jay enjoys strength training, reading, cooking and walking aimlessly along the City streets.

Shoot him a message at www.linkedin.com/in/jayjkkumar/ or at jay.kumar@nyu.edu 





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